Critical infrastructure protection : progress coordinating government and private sector efforts varies by sectors' characteristics : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Homeland Security--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Department of Homeland Security.

Computer networks--Security measures--United States.

Computer networks.

Computer security--United States--Planning.

Computer security.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Government policy--United States.

Civil defense--United States.

Civil defense.

Computer networks--Security measures.

Terrorism--Government policy.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Genre:

Rules and practice.

Rules.

Physical Description:

ii, 63 pages : digital, PDF file

Other Title:

Progress coordinating government and private sector efforts varies by sectors' characteristics

Critical infrastructure protection coordination issues

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Accountability Office, [2006]

Summary:

As Hurricane Katrina so forcefully demonstrated, the nation's critical infrastructures and key resources have been vulnerable to a wide variety of threats. Because about 85 percent of the nation's critical infrastructure is owned by the private sector, it is vital that the public and private sectors work together to protect these assets. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for coordinating a national protection strategy including formation of government and private sector councils as a collaborating tool. The councils, among other things, are to identify their most critical assets, assess the risks they face, and identify protective measures, in sector-specific plans that comply with DHS's National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). GAO examined (1) the extent to which these councils have been established; (2) the key facilitating factors and challenges affecting the formation of the councils; and (3) the overall status of the plans and key facilitating factors and challenges encountered in developing them. GAO obtained information by reviewing key documents and conducting interviews with federal and private sector representatives. GAO is not making any recommendations at this time since prior recommendations are still being implemented. Continued monitoring will determine whether further recommendations are warranted.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 6, 2006).

"October 2006."

Paper version available from: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-07-39."

OCLC:

76904439